Year in Review – Sept 2022 (editorials) By Bree Royce - November 1, 2022 5:39 PM 0 Vague Patch Notes: The gating of time in MMO content Massively Overthinking: Who’s really paying for MMOs? WoW Factor: When your MMO design is hooked on a feeling The Game Archaeologist: How Ultima Online got made The Daily Grind: What’s the MMO grudge you’ve held on to the longest? Wisdom of Nym: Story impressions for Final Fantasy XIV’s Buried Memory Fight or Kite: First impressions of Dysterra, a cybernetic post-apoc survival sandbox Choose My Adventure: Hands-on with Temtem’s early access build before launch Perfect Ten: Recent promising MMOs that died before they were born Massively on the Go: Splatoon 3’s Tricolor demo makes double trouble Vague Patch Notes: The MMORPG industry shockwaves that still reverberate WoW Factor: What makes World of Warcraft in particular appealing? Massively Overthinking: The weirdest ways we’ve leveled in MMOs The Game Archaeologist: The legacy of Ultima Online Wisdom of Nym: Making money in Final Fantasy XIV isn’t what you think Vitae Aeternum: The best solo armor and magical weapons in New World Flameseeker Chronicles: First impressions of Guild Wars 2’s restored S1E4 Tower of Nightmares Choose My Adventure: Hitting the reset button and getting hit in return during Temtem’s launch Perfect Ten: An MMO sunset tour for 2022 to date Vague Patch Notes: Queues do not tell the story of an MMO’s success Four Winds: What made Lost Ark so successful where Elyon failed? Massively Overthinking: Have you ever returned to an old MMO and fallen in love? LOTRO Legendarium: LOTRO’s Minstrel revamp is a master class in studio obstinance WoW Factor: How much does World of Warcraft matter to Blizzard? Massively on the Go: Splatoon 3 is dividing players in fantastic ways Wisdom of Nym: Where Final Fantasy XIV’s tutorials really fall down Fight or Kite: Warspear Online is a retro MMO that left me asking questions – mainly, ‘why?’ Choose My Adventure: The joy of hunting for new critters to add to the Temtem collection Perfect Ten: 10 strategies to avoid getting fleeced in F2P MMOs Vague Patch Notes: The perpetual MMO crowdfunding engine Massively Overthinking: The MMO Kickstarters that let us down WoW Factor: Just be honest about what WoW Classic is now Some Assembly Required: What to expect from Dual Universe’s September 27 wipe and launch Vitae Aeternum: The New Secret World Wisdom of Nym: Sorting through Final Fantasy XIV’s current balance state First impressions: Touring the features and firepower of Foxhole’s Inferno update Casually Classic: The Death Knight starter experience is still the best WoW ever did Choose My Adventure: Temtem is just not for me Perfect Ten: 10 Final Fantasy XIV musical tracks that absolutely slap LOTRO Legendarium: 23 LOTRO facts I learned from Scenario’s Casual Stroll video series Vague Patch Notes: Mandatory content and game design in MMOs Stick and Rudder: Venturing into EVE Online’s nullsec Massively Overthinking: What do you think about MMO expansion prepatches? Working As Intended: My 25 years of Ultima Online